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The Cockleshell Heroes is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed.
The Cockleshell Heroes: Directed by José Ferrer. With José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee. During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
In December 2022, ten former Royal Marines recreated the route of Operation Frankton in the Cockleshell 22 project, to support charities Royal British Legion, the Royal Marines Charity, and Help for Heroes. They paddled over 70 miles in folding kayaks along the Gironde estuary to Bordeaux, where they took part in joint French-British ...
Dec 30, 2022 · Cockleshell Heroes: the real story of WW2's Operation Frankton. The canoeing commandos of WWII’s Operation Frankton had an audacious mission: to sneak past the Nazis and blow up ships Bordeaux harbour. Pat Kinsella follows the action….
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 8, 2011 · The Cockleshell Heroes. Maj. Stringer (Jose Ferrer) needs to assemble a crack squad of British Royal Marines for a highly unusual mission. Though Capt. Thompson (Trevor Howard) is extremely ...
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During WW2, a German submarine base in Bordeaux seems impregnable, but it has to be destroyed and who better for the task than a group of Royal Marines led by Royal Marine Major Stringer. After a series of initiative tests, drills and selection the time approaches. — Joan Hammond.
A British major leads a suicide mission to take out a German shipyard in occupied France in The Cockleshell Heroes (1955). This war movie marked the American film debut of Trevor Howard and it was also the second directorial effort for actor Jose Ferrer who also had the starring role.
Overview. During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them. José Ferrer. Director.
Mar 31, 2011 · A memorial to the Royal Marines who canoed almost 100 miles behind enemy lines to blow up ships in a daring World War II raid has been unveiled in France. But what did the secret mission entail,...
